April 2003 Projects June 2003 Projects
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This was Paul Koury's third scrollsawed clock made of wood he acquired from dumpster diving. 3/4 inch birch for shelves. Polyurethane finish on top of an oak stain. 35 hours of work over a period of 3 weeks. This clock was a learning experience for Paul Koury. | ![]() |
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Robert Pulley showed off his basswood and butternut carvings. "Forest wood" is his favorite choice of wood, and Jim Taylor for hand tools. Robert uses Dremel tools for a few details (eyes, e.g.). The colors are artist oils and acrylics for the birds. He finishes with spray lacquer. |
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Glen Edwards proudly displayed a soccer plaque for his grandaughter who enjoys playing soccer. | ||||||||||
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Glen Edwards showed the first half of a southwestern style quilt rack. Most of the design is scrollsawed. Dowel rods will attach this to a matching unit to complete the rack. | |||||||||
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| Lon Kelley explained how he crafted these bowls using Bondo and epoxy. He found Bondo to be unacceptable.but epoxy works fine. | ![]() |
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Ken Kooser explained how he used MDF veneer for the case part of these jewelry boxes and solid wood for the lid. He used a JointTech Smart Sled for his cuts. |
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Hank Merry crafted this dump truck of cherry and red oak. He used Watco oil as a finish. |
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Gene Volentine constructed this exquisite music stand plain sawed red oak for his daughter's orchestra in school. He used MInwax jacobian stain finished with polyurethane. |
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| This table of red oak and morties and tenon joints was superbly crafted by Marcus Brun. He used a sock to hand rub in a mixture of 1/2 mineral spirits and 1/2 polyurethane for a finish. The top is 1/2 inch plywood. | |||||||||||
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| Dowload this copy of the plan from which Marcus worked. It is high resolution which is will download slowly if you have a modem connection. |
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Bob Brayton plans to store blankets in this chest of African mahogany and birch plywood. He finished with three coats of Deft. |
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| This dust collector was made by Hunter Malson of 1/4 plywood. He used a Porter Cable pin nailer and glue. | ![]() |
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| Bill Harrison and Randy Kuhn talked about the technical aspects of saw blades. | ![]() |
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SAW BUILDERS SUPPLY & CIRCLE SAW SHOP of HOUSTON
2510 Ella Blvd Corner West 26th Street Houston, Texas 77008 713-864-8444 Fax: 713-864-6014 Contact Circle Saw |
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What was Art Chester giving away? It wasn't Corian, was it? Art's neighbor's widow gave away her late husband's collection of jarred hardware. |
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| Not everyone needed free give-away hardware so Hal Clinton grabbed the rest of the jars of hardware in behalf of the Fibromyalgia Association of Houston. | |||||||||||